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• Soul Sisters reveal exercises for people with back pain

  16-02-2018 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based physical trainers and sisters Maddy and Alex Weaver shared a core workout routine with Daily Mail Online that can be performed by people suffering from lower back pain or discomfort.
  
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• Alzheimer's drug could reverse effects of teen drinking

  16-02-2018 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A drug commonly used to prevent mental decline in patients with dementia reportedly reversed the effects of alcohol exposure in adolescent rats, according to a Duke University study.
  
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• Poor gut health could affect MEMORY

  16-02-2018 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of California researchers have shown gut affects sleep and memory. But each person's gut needs are very different - some can fare better with ice cream than others.
  
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• The One Thing You Can Do to Feel More Confident About Your Body, According to Plus-Size Model Tabria Majors

  16-02-2018 21:34
  
  You might remember Tabria Majors from her viral Instagram photos recreating Victoria's Secret ads, which proved that plus-size models can sell (and look amazing in) lingerie, too. And while the body-positive influencer said she doubts she'll be a Victoria's Secret angel anytime soon, she's now one of six #SISwimSearch finalists—vote for her here—hoping to earn a spot in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2019 rookie class.RELATED: The 15 Best Body
  
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• Kieran Veitz born with heart outside chest is turning 3

  16-02-2018 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kieran Veitz, two, underwent an extensive surgery when she was just minutes old. Today is her parents describer her as a hard-headed, stubborn toddler well on her way to a normal childhood.
  
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• Flu has killed 84 children in the US

  16-02-2018 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Flu activity in the US remained stable from last week to this one, a first for this season. It is a hopeful sign, but pediatric deaths and already record-high hospitalizations are expected to climb.
  
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• New Jersey girl dies despite getting flu shot

  16-02-2018 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nevaeh Hernandez, 6, of North Bergen, New Jersey, died from the flu on Monday. Her family is considering legal action against a hospital that failed to diagnose her and sent her home.
  
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• Cold cure: These are UK parent's top tips and remedies

  16-02-2018 19:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE COMMON cold is costing UK families almost a week’s-worth of sleep every year, a new study has found. New research by Vicks shows families with children aged under five estimate they lose 50 hours of sleep annually due to colds.
  
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• Woman's rosacea treated with flowers

  16-02-2018 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: India Kelly, 24, from Essex describes her experience with rosacea which caused her face to 'erupt' into terrible blotchy redness and small bumps, before finding a capers cream treatment
  
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• Alan Maynard obituary

  16-02-2018 18:54
  Health economist who had a major impact on policy and practiceAlan Maynard, emeritus professor of health economics at the University of York, who has died aged 73, was crucial in the development of his discipline into an international profession. He also had a real impact on policy, not just in the UK.He was, for example, an originator of the idea that better value for money and better outcomes might be achieved if family doctors were given budgets with which to buy their patients’ care. H
  
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• Child mental health unit in Norwich closes after damning report

  16-02-2018 18:51
  Inspectors raised significant concerns over services provided by Huntercombe hospitalA psychiatric intensive care facility which provided child and adolescent mental health services has been closed after a damning assessment by inspectors.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said it found inpatients at Huntercombe hospital in Buxton, Norwich, had access to dangerous items which they could harm themselves with. Continue reading...
  
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• Dad’s heartbreak at ‘losing his smile’ to cancer

  16-02-2018 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Parkin, 41, from Bramley, Hampshire, has been left unable to smile after doctors discovered his 'toothache' symptoms were a rare cancerous tumour wrapped around his nerves.
  
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• People are attempting DIY fecal transplants

  16-02-2018 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts are increasingly concerned by the hot trend for DIY fecal transplants, saying participants are opening themselves up to a range of new illnesses without appreciating how dangerous it is
  
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• A child's gender can be detected in their speech from age five, research says

  16-02-2018 18:00
  University of Minnesota academics say boys and girls pick up speech cues from adults around them, resulting in differencesThe gender of children can be picked up from their speech from as young as five years old, researchers have revealed.While male and female children have no physiological reason for sounding different before puberty, when changes to the larynx kick in, researchers say boys and girls pick up telltale speech cues from adults around them, resulting in perceptible differences in t
  
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• E-cigarettes and the burning issues around vaping - Science Weekly podcast

  16-02-2018 17:58
  Ian Sample asks: how safe is vaping? Can it help people stop smoking? And should it be available via a doctor’s prescription?Subscribe and review on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud and Acast, and join the discussion on Facebook and TwitterIf you’re not a smoker, it may be hard to imagine the appeal of cigarettes. The idea of inhaling thousands of chemicals into your body just doesn’t seem that tempting. It’s hard to wrap your head around the addiction if y
  
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• Girl, 6, died despite getting flu shot

  16-02-2018 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nevaeh Hernandez, 6, of North Bergen, New Jersey, died from the flu on Monday. Her family is considering legal action against a hospital that failed to diagnose her and sent her home.
  
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• Baby born with heart outside her chest is turning three

  16-02-2018 17:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kieran Veitz, two, underwent an extensive surgery when she was just minutes old. Today is her parents describer her as a hard-headed, stubborn toddler well on her way to a normal childhood.
  
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• Guilt over household chores is 'harming working women's health'

  16-02-2018 17:35
  Worries over whether women are doing their ‘fair share’ has a clear impact on their health, according to a new analysisGuilt about not doing enough housework may be harming working women’s health, according to new analysis of data from the International Social Survey Programme.
  Over a two-year period, women in 24 countries were asked to rate the amount of household chores they do each day in terms of their perceived “fair share”. They also ranked their physical heal
  
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• Ketamine eases depression in just 30 minutes

  16-02-2018 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Zhejiang University in China foundketamine controls the transmission of electrical signals via nerve cells in rodents. Other antidepressants change brain chemical levels.
  
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• Father's stress changes brain development in children

  16-02-2018 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Maryland found stress changes the father's sperm, which can then alter the brain development of the child.
  
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• Women opt for cosmetic surgery to get a 'designer vagina'

  16-02-2018 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The quest for physical perfection and anti-ageing is moving south with women undergoing cosmetic surgery to get 'designer vaginas'.
  
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• Grandfather is the first in Britain to have a 3D ribcage

  16-02-2018 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Peter Maggs, 71, from Abergavenny, lost ribs and half his breastbone after having a tennis ball-sized tumour removed from his chest. He now has a bespoke chest wall made of titanium.
  
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• Brexit deal delay could put NHS patients at risk, Tory MP warns

  16-02-2018 16:45
  Sarah Wollaston tells health secretary medical businesses and services ‘remain in dark’A delay in agreeing a Brexit transition deal could harm NHS patients, a senior MP has warned.
  In a letter to the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, the chair of the Commons health committee, Sarah Wollaston, said that any holdups could put patient care at risk. Continue reading...
  
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• Car washes could spread Legionnaires' disease

  16-02-2018 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE Two men became seriously ill with Legionnaires' disease after inhaling infected water droplets from separate car washes in Italy. The same risk applies in the UK, an expert warns.
  
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• Secretaries drafted onto front line in NHS staffing crisis

  16-02-2018 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Secretaries and admin staff took on ward duties in a Lincolnshire hospital after it was hit with a staffing crisis after Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital put out a desperate appeal for staff, Wednesday
  
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• Forgetting forgetfulness: more likely to have dementia

  16-02-2018 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Older people unaware they have memory problems are almost three times more likely to develop dementia within the next two years, according to new research
  
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• Whooping cough: Could YOU benefit from getting the bacterial infection vaccine?

  16-02-2018 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  WHOOPING cough is a contagious bacterial infection that can cause vomiting and difficulty breathing. But, is there a vaccine available to protect against the coughing infection, and should pregnant women get vaccinated?
  
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• Prostate cancer - how to test for the disease and what to expect when you see a GP

  16-02-2018 15:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  PROSTATE cancer symptoms include urinating more often than usual and feeling like your bladder isn’t ever entirely empty. You should always see a doctor if you’re showing signs of the cancer, but what should you expect, and how can you test for prostate cancer?
  
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• Woman's acne turns out to be rare skin condition

  16-02-2018 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: India Kelly, 24, from Essex describes her experience with rosacea which caused her face to 'erupt' into terrible blotchy redness and small bumps, before finding a capers cream treatment
  
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• Cleaning products linked to poorer lung function

  16-02-2018 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Regular exposure to cleaning products significantly affects lung function, research has suggested.
  
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• Mum forced to give seven-week-old baby the kiss of life

  16-02-2018 13:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mother Nicola Bell from Leeds had to give her seven-week-old baby emergency resuscitation, after she started choking on her own mucus, thanks to training she received at her local hospital.
  
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• Boy can't eat or breathe due to face swollen by cysts

  16-02-2018 13:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryder Hamrick, of Pennsylvania, USA, has unusually large lymphatic malformations: huge cysts that form around his face, neck, throat, back and the mediastinum.
  
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• Patient's chest rebuilt with 3D print after tumour surgery

  16-02-2018 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Peter Maggs' chest wall was rebuilt using the technology after a large tumour was removed.
  
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• Mother-of-five dismissed skin cancer for a glasses mark  

  16-02-2018 11:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Narelle Krikhoff, 53, from Brisbane, who only started wearing suncream at 20 years old, had part of her nose removed after doctor discovered the mark on her nose was actually a cancerous lump.
  
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• Melbourne baby has five heart surgeries in one week

  16-02-2018 11:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bonnie Novak, now nearly 10 months old, was diagnosed with an enlarged heart. Her mum Krystal took her baby to the doctor after noticing her pupils were different sizes.
  
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• What you need to know about bread

  16-02-2018 11:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Ultra-processed foods have been linked to cancer - so should we be worried about eating bread?
  
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• Archaic IT is hampering the NHS. But innovation is coming

  16-02-2018 11:01
  Panelists at a recent Guardian event outlined the technological problems facing the NHS – and pointed the way forward“It’s archaic, slow, fragile and not streamlined.” So says junior doctor Nadia Masood of the chaotic and fragmented state of NHS information technology.She described the ritual of learning a whole new set of IT systems every time her rotational training takes her to a different NHS trust. “Rotations happen every three to six months and every time ther
  
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• Toddler's died meningitis was dismissed as tonsillitis

  16-02-2018 10:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In June 2016, Bobby Beardshall, now three, from Hull, was taken to hospital by his concerned mother Jane Brown, 42, after he developed a fever, high-pitched cry and insomnia.
  
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• DNA tests for UK’s nuclear bomb veterans

  16-02-2018 10:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A genetic study will look at whether damage was done to the DNA of veterans who saw nuclear weapon tests.
  
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• Sydney mum had a poo transplant to help her gut

  16-02-2018 10:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Faecal microorganism transplants are used to treat certain stomach conditions and have been known to help people with C.diff and Crohn's disease, among others.
  
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• Digestive problems? These 5p a day supplements could cure bloating

  16-02-2018 09:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  CONSTIPATION pain and bloating can make your stomach feel stretched and uncomfortable. But, taking these cheap probiotic supplements everyday could help to boost your immune system and help with digestion.
  
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• Women being pushed into unnecessary C-sections, WHO says

  16-02-2018 09:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women are being pushed into unnecessary C-sections because they are not given enough time to give birth, the World Health Organisation has warned.
  
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• Cleaning as bad for women's lungs as 20 cigarettes a day

  16-02-2018 08:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researched at the University of Bergen assessed the lungs of 6,235 women and men at 22 centres and then checked on them over the course of twenty years. The damage was stark.
  
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• Arthritis pain: Add this £1 fruit to your diet everyday to CURE joint stiffness

  16-02-2018 08:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  ARTHRITIS pain affects about 10 million people in the UK. Adding more of this fruit to your diet could lower your risk of joint pain and inflammation.
  
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• 'She changed my world': how a teacher saved me after my mum died

  16-02-2018 08:30
  My world was rocked at the age of 12 – but my extraordinary English teacher helped me through it. Now we’re reconnectingI was 12 years old, and my mum had just died from cancer. It was horrific to watch that happen to someone. My dad had an alcohol problem that mum had been managing all these years – suddenly he had a good reason to drink, and no one to stop him any more. He hit the bottle hard.I went from being quite a high achieving student to being in the bottom quarter for
  
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• Alzheimer’s SHOCK: Disease 'could be passed between humans during routine surgery'

  16-02-2018 08:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  ALZHEIMER’S could be passed between humans during routine surgery, new research suggested today. Experts fear the disease could be transferred by contaminated surgical instruments used during brain surgery.
  
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• Top women doctors lose out in NHS pay stakes

  16-02-2018 03:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The best paid male consultant pocketed £740,000 last year - two-and-a-half times that of the top woman.
  
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• Guilt over miscarriage

  16-02-2018 03:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Three women and one man describe the shock, guilt and distress of losing a baby through miscarriage.
  
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• 'How doodling helped my depression'

  16-02-2018 02:55 via bbc.co.uk
  James Garden says drawing helps him cope with his feelings.
  
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• Lena Dunham's hysterectomy may be dangerous

  16-02-2018 01:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lena Dunham, 31, revealed she underwent a hysterectomy after struggling with endometriosis-relatedpain for a decade. Experts say this procedure comes with some risks.
  
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